In today's market the answer is yes you would be taking a contrarian view of the current truck situation!

Do you have a compelling use for a truck, beyond comfort?

All of us have different thresholds of pain on vehicle spending. We have all seen the oil prices fluctuate over the last 30 years, but I am not so certain that I would go long on a truck and put more capital into yet another one unless I had a horse, or some other hauling reason to do so.

I sold my Toyota Tundra in January of 2007 and got a good price for it when gas was $2.00 a gallon. Man am I happy I got rid of it then. I only got 14 mpg on it as I live in an area where I am constantly on little back country hills. Fortunately for you Iowa is pretty flat so with you getting in the low 20's I don't see the urgency to do anything hasty.

My father inlaw has a "hasty" personality and he just bought a Honda Civic Hybrid. He will get it in a couple of weeks. I am curious to see if on the hilly terrain I drive whether the mileage pans out to be as good as advertised (42mpg). The Honda system converts braking energy into electricity, which should be ideal for my driving situation, I will keep you posted.

Dennis

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